2nd Grade Student Learning Plan   Week of May 18-20  

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Reading and Writing:  

Reading Focus: Graphic Novels/Comics

Reading Focus: Inferencing with Graphic Novels & Comics

★ Graphic novels are longer fictional stories told in comic-strip format. ★ Graphic novels tell stories through graphic elements such as

panels, frames, speech/thought balloons, etc. ★ Click to learn more about the format of a graphic novel. ★ Authors of graphic novels don’t always tell everything that is

happening. Readers have to use clues from the text and graphics along with what they know to read between the frames. This strategy is called making inferences .

Click here to read Jackie and the Beanstalk Located in the Module 8: MyBook from Ed: Your Friend in learning

● When you read or listen to a text, you can make inferences to help you understand. To make an inference, think about the details in the text (and pictures) and use what you already know about the topic. Read Jackie and the Beanstalk and complete the graphic organizer .

● After reading Jackie and the Beanstalk , choose any picture book to compare to this graphic novel. Fill out this chart by noticing elements from each text format and answering the questions. Then write about which type of text (graphic novel or picture book) you enjoy reading the most and why?

● Click here to answer questions over Jackie and the Beanstalk. Writing Focus: Comics Kids Make Comics by Dave McDonald is a series of videos to help you create your own comics.

THINK: What is a story you could tell as a graphic comic? What is a problem your characters can face and how would they solve it?

WRITE: Make up your very own graphic comic. ● Include speech bubbles and pictures. ● Create comic book pages on your own or print these to use . ● Share your graphic novel or comic...you could even include it in the End of Year Project in the Extensions

section below.

Building Foundational Literacy Skills: ● Choice reading: for 20 minutes daily ● Computer Program Options:

○ iRead computer program (found in Ed: Your Friend in Learning): This program works at your child’s individual level and provides precise phonological and phonics practice for them.

○ Imagine Learning - Access Imagine Language & Literacy, an adaptive learning program, from your child’s ClassLink account. Click here to get started . Click here for tips and fixes for the program.

● Word Work: Go Fish ○ Make 2 copies of the high frequency word list or have your child recreate them to practice their

handwriting. Cut the words apart, shuffle, and deal 5 words to each player. Place remaining cards facedown. Look at your cards and place matching pairs face up in front of you. Take turns trying to build more matches:

■ Player One: “Do you have the word ________?” ■ Person that player one asked: “Yes, here is __________.” OR “Go fish!”

○ If you get a match, put the pair of words face up and take another turn. If the person you ask does not have the word card, draw a card from the pile and the next person starts their turn. The game ends when someone has played all their cards.

Extension Opportunities:

● End Of Year Project: Create a Google Slideshow about your 2nd grade year. Click here for a video to learn how to create your own. Or click here for a template to follow.

● Information for parents about graphic novels: ○ Find great titles here: https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/books/graphix/ ○ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeoiKiQRqv8 ○ https://youtu.be/eOLzG9yyF40

● Charles M. Schulz was the creator of the Peanuts cartoon/comic strip. Enjoy his work: Snoopy and Woodstock - Rainclouds and Happy Dance - Peanuts

● Handwriting: Second graders learn to write cursive. Click here for some model pages to begin practicing writing cursive letters.

Math:  

This week we will be working on: ● Subtraction: Subtracting two-digit from three-digit numbers using various strategies, including number lines

and hundreds chart models. Origo Opportunities:

Click here to take a virtual trip with our district through the Origo at Home option and  hear some tips for navigating the site...or simply follow the steps below and explore:  

Click to access Origo at Home Week 7

Click United States at the bottom of the screen.

Select Grade 2 at the bottom of the screen.

Click the pink, Week 7 button.

Students can build fluency with subtraction by engaging in thinking and computational games through First In Math and/or a few of the other selected resources below.

Fluency Practice with First In Math:

➔ Students must access First in Math through Clever or ClassLink first .

First in Math: K-2 World

● Practice Gym (Subtraction) ● Skill Set (Addition/Subtraction) ● Go to 100 - Subtraction ● Grand Slam (Addition/Subtraction)

■ Click to see how to access these games in First in Math: FIM Week 9 Directions

Extension Opportunities:

❖ Subtraction Tic-Tac-Toe ➢ Practice your subtraction skills to be the first player to get 4 in a row! Don’t forget: you can solve the

problems using a number line or base ten blocks. If you are unable to print, you can lay your laptop flat and play directly on the screen.

❖ Subtract 10 and 100 ➢ Use this activity to practice subtracting 10 and 100 from three-digit numbers. Do you notice any

patterns? You can write the digits 0-9 on small pieces of paper, or use UNO cards, etc. ■ Bonus: If you want to make a game out of it, create your number and then roll a die . Subtract

one if you roll a 1 or 2; subtract ten if you roll a 3 or 4; subtract one-hundred if you roll a 5 or 6. Challenge a partner and race to see who can reach exactly zero first.

❖ Open Middle - Missing Digits ➢ Fill in the missing digits to create a difference closer to 200 than 300. If you repeat digits, there are

1,225 possible ways! If the digits cannot be repeated there are still over 700 different ways. Try it both ways. How many can you find?

❖ Subtraction on an Open Number Line ➢ Let’s see if your subtraction skills cross the line! Use an open number line to find the difference

between two numbers. Did you count-on or count-back? Tell a parent or teacher which strategy was easier and why.

The Answer to Last Week’s Open Middle - Close to 1,000

Science:  

Standard: TEKS 2.10C Investigate and record some of the unique stages that insects such as grasshoppers and butterflies undergo during their life cycles.

The questions you should be able to answer by the end of the week: What observations can we make about the stages in the life cycle of an insect?

Parent Background Information

To access the activities, go to ClassLink and click the STEMscopes app. Activities:

1. Science Rock 2. Simulation Practice 3. Concept Attainment Questions ( English ) ( Spanish )

Don’t forget to hit the “Turn in” button when you are done.

Extension Opportunities:

1. Science Applied ( English ) ( Spanish ) 2. Critter Connection Magazine: Backyard Bugs

Social Studies:  

Standards: 6A Identify major landforms and bodies of water, including each of the continents and each of the oceans, on maps  and globes.  7A Describe how weather patterns and seasonal patterns affect activities and settlement patterns .  11A identify functions of governments such as establishing order, providing security, and managing conflict.   Questions to be answered: What challenges would you have if you lived where a snowstorm took place? How do you show your patriotism? Week 21: Let's Review: Government, Patriots, Globes and Maps, Weather Students read the articles and answer the questions to earn coins. Activities:

● Review English Spanish ● Video: Map Globe Making English Spanish

Enrichment:

● What natural hazards might occur in your community? Have you experienced a natural hazard? What was it like?

Specials:  

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GT Challenges:  

● This Week's Challenges

Summer Opportunities:  

Parent work with students during the last nine weeks of school has been vital to student progress and very  much appreciated. Throughout the summer, students should continue reading at least 20 minutes per day  

and continue math fluency practice regularly. Additionally, the district will provide four weeks of  supplemental learning opportunities that will be posted on the district webpage beginning June 8. The  

learning opportunities will provide parents with accessible and free resources to keep students learning and  growing as readers and thinkers!